Safety Counselling Inc.

Safety Counselling, Inc. is a safety training and consulting company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has provided safety services since 1973. Instruction is OSHA-compliant and aimed at employees, supervisors and employers, delivered as classroom sessions with hands-on components where the subject calls for it. The company states that its safety professionals hold more than 150 years of combined experience across safety fields, and that they stay current on OSHA, DOT and MSHA standards and guidelines.

Classes are published on a training calendar of upcoming sessions and drawn from a standing class catalog. Consulting work is offered alongside the open classes.

OSHA construction and recordkeeping courses

• OSHA 10-Hour Construction, covering workplace hazard identification and injury prevention
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction, aimed at those responsible for protecting a workforce
• OSHA Record Keeping, covering documentation of workplace injuries and illnesses and the required compliance paperwork

Both construction courses are taught as classroom training and lead to the corresponding OSHA construction certification.

Driving and emergency response

The four-hour Defensive Driving Course covers driving risks, collision prevention, hazard awareness, impaired driving and distracted driving, along with New Mexico road safety, and is described as meeting National Safety Council guidelines for certification. Cell Phone Safety and Distracted Driving is scheduled as a separate class.

Emergency response training follows HSI curricula and is offered at three levels:

• CPR (HSI), covering adult CPR skills and airway, breathing and circulation technique
• CPR and First Aid (HSI), adding signs and symptoms of heart emergencies
• CPR/AED and First Aid (HSI), adding automated external defibrillator use

Workplace classes and safety program consulting

• Accident Investigation for Supervisors and Managers, covering why accidents occur and how an initial investigation is structured
• Active Shooter, focused on response during an incident
• Conflict Resolution for Employees, covering verbal and non-verbal communication
• Dealing with Angry Customers
• Ergonomics Awareness
• Clandestine Lab Awareness, offered for New Mexico only
• COVID-19 Awareness and Returning to Work

Consulting extends into program design through Developing and Implementing an Effective Safety Program, which covers safety culture, policy and procedures, JHA and safety audits, and accident investigation.

Professional affiliations

The company lists affiliations with:

• Mechanical Contractors Association NM
• American Subcontractors Association
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• National Safety Council
• Associated Building Contractors
• EMS Safety Services